Benefits of lentil porridge

Lentils are annual herbaceous plants with creeping stems, lanceolate leaflets, white or purple flowers, oblong, flat, slightly curved pods, and white or purple-black seeds.

The effect of lentil porridge

Lentils are rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, dietary fiber, provitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, cyanogenic glycosides, tyrosinase, etc. Lentil skins are particularly rich in B vitamins. In addition, there are phospholipids, sucrose, and glucose. Lentils also contain hemagglutinin, a protein substance that can increase the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid, inhibit immune response and the movement of white blood cells and lymphocytes, so it can activate the lymphocytes of tumor patients to produce lymphotoxins, which have non-specific damaging effects on body cells, so it has a significant effect on tumor regression. Tumor patients should eat lentils frequently, which have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects. Lentils have a light fragrance without being pungent, mild in nature and slightly yellow in color, which is most suitable for the spleen.

Benefits of Lentil Porridge 2

1. Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. It is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency with dampness, poor appetite and loose stools; dampness and turbidity flowing downward, and excessive vaginal discharge in women.

2. It can eliminate dampness and relieve heat. It is used for symptoms such as summer-heat and dampness injury, vomiting, diarrhea, and convulsions.

3. Treat edema, arsenic poisoning, and bacterial dysentery.